George Bernard Shaw was the son of an unsuccessful merchant. Her mother was a singer who left her father to give a singing lesson in London. At the age of fourteen, Shaw left school to work in an agent's office. In 1876, he went to London where, supported by his parents, he wrote five novels (Columbia). The five novels were written in Shaw's youth and focused on the subjects that interested him most at that time. These subjects were marriage, the role of artists in society and the order of society (Satyanarayana). When his novels were widely rejected by publishers, he turned to politics. In 1884 he joined the Fabian Society. This was a socialist group whose aim was to transform England through a more intellectual foundation. The year after joining the Fabian Society, Shaw began work writing book reviews and being an art, theater and music critic. In 1895 he became a theater critic for the Saturday Review. It was at this time that Shaw began writing his own plays ("George"). George Bernard Shaw is one of the greatest playwrights; he used skillful techniques to address the issues of his time in his plays and won numerous awards for his work. Sex discrimination was a major problem during Shaw's time. He addressed this question in his play Pygmalion. Shaw was a supporter of women's rights and was against the idea that women were just objects for men. Pygmalion is a Greek myth that shows the attitude of men towards women. Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, had problems with women and therefore decided to remain celibate. He turned to art and created an ivory sculpture. The sculpture was so beautiful that Pygmalion fell in love with it. He named her Galatea. At a festival, he asked Aphrodite to grant his wish and she did. Galatea came to life in the middle of a paper......hren Tayari. “Sexism or gender discrimination in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.” Language in India January 2014: 161+. Gale Literary Resources. Internet. April 8, 2014. Columbia University; Press. “George Bernard Shaw.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition (2013): 1. Historical Reference Center. Internet. April 4, 2014. “George Bernard Shaw.” www.biography.com, 2014. A&E Television Network. Internet. April 7, 2014. RM, plc. “George Bernard Shaw.” Hutchinson Biographical Database (2011): 1. Historical Reference Center. Internet. April 3, 2014. Satyanarayana, P. “George Bernard Shaw as an Unknown Novelist.” » Language In India June 2013: 691. Gale Literary Resources. Internet. April 2, 2014.Schanker, Harry H. and Katharine Anne Ommanney. The stage and the school. New York: Glencoe, 1989. Print. Tanner, Fran Averett. Basic drama projects. Logan: Perfection Learning, 2004. Print.